Parthiv Patel has been spotted in his IPL franchise’s kit more than the Indian kit of late © BCCI More than eight years after his previous Test match, and four years after his last international, wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel has earned a recall to India’s Test team. He comes in due to an injury to first-choice keeper Wriddhiman Saha; Saha strained his left thigh during the second Test against England in…
Play 02:51 Moonda: ‘Relief for South Africa’ Cricket South Africa chief executive Haroon Lorgat has called on the ICC to clarify the rules around polishing the ball, particularly with regard to what constitutes an “artificial substance”, after South Africa’s captain Faf du Plessis was found guilty of ball tampering. A decision has not yet been made on whether du Plessis will appeal the verdict, which resulted in him being fined…
Hilton Cartwright has emerged over the past few seasons with Western Australia © Getty Images Hilton Cartwright, the Western Australia allrounder, is line for his ODI debut after being named in Australia’s 14-man squad for next month’s Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series. Cartwright is the only uncapped member of the group, which also includes fast bowler Pat Cummins, who has not played for Australia since September last year, and recalled allrounder Glenn…
The eight-team tournament, which will involve Ireland, is being viewed as a signal that a 2018 edition of the World Ct20 would be approved © AFP The eight Associate countries with T20I status will take part in a round-robin tournament planned for the start of the new year, multiple sources have told ESPNcricinfo. Although a 2018 World T20 is yet to be confirmed by the ICC, a source said that…
Chittagong Vikings 185 for 5 (Smith 69, Malik 63, Kamrul 2-29) beat Barisal Bulls 107 (Enamul 42*Nabi 3-16, Roy 2-16) by 78 runsScorecard File photo – Shoaib Malik struck a 30-ball 63 and took a wicket to help Chittagong Vikings dominate against Barisal Bulls © Getty Images Mohammad Nabi led a solid bowling display by Chittagong Vikings, who bowled out Barisal Bulls for 107 to seal a 78-run win in…
Bishal Ghosh struck an unbeaten 86 but ran out of partners as Tripura were trailing J&K by 122 runs with just four wickets remaining © PTI Snehal Kauthankar‘s second first-class century – and maiden double ton – helped Goa recover from 190 for 6 to 413 against Haryana at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Ghaziabad. Goa had started the day on 197 for 6 with Kauthankar on 80 and Shadab…
Ball-tampering November 22, 2016 Footage of Virat Kohli and David Warner allegedly using artificial substances to shine the ball did not come under the ICC’s consideration since any Level 1 or Level 2 offence needs to be brought to the match referee’s notice within five days of the incid Play 03:44 ‘Seems to be a daily occurrence on the field’ – Domingo Around the same time that the ICC heard…
File photo – Manoj Tiwary’s 39 in the fourth innings was the highest score in the match © PTI Manoj Tiwary, the Bengal captain, has called for surfaces of the kind that hosted the India-England Tests in Rajkot and Visakhapatnam to be prepared for the Ranji Trophy. His assessment comes after the season’s first two-day finish, Baroda’s 21-run win against Bengal in a Group A fixture in Lahli, where the…
File photo – Ankit Sharma took 6 for 108 to restrict Railways to 371 on the second day © Sivaraman Kitta Baroda‘s seamers delivered a thrilling 21-run win by bowling out Bengal out for 133 in their chase of 155 in a low-scoring contest in Lahli that finished inside two days. After a 23-wicket first day, 17 more fell on the second. Baroda resumed the day on 63 for 3…
Shikhar Dhawan and Gautam Gambhir added 52 for Delhi, but were unable to force their way into India’s Test squad. They were out for 38 and 10 respectively © PTI A century from Chirag Khurana and three wickets from the in-form Anupam Sanklecha left Maharashtra in a dominant position against Assam at the IIT-Chemplast ground in Chennai. Khurana, who began the day batting on 14, finished unbeaten on 112 (184b,…